At 12:30 the position report read:
Position 410 17.3 S, 1620 47.5 E
In the last 24 hours: Log distance 140nm, distance made good to Cape Farewell 139nm
I asked Alex what they do while they’re on watch in these benign conditions. The answer: “Read magazines, look at the sea, check batteries, lots of things I can't think of. Andrew is working the HF quite a bit. Texting. Bill reads his kindle and watches the sea. Always checking weather. Filling in the log. There are a variety of birds - and Bill's suggestion we should have a bird book on board is spot on. We saw pod dolphins a couple of days ago. We talk and chat. Prepare meals, sandwiches. Worry about fuel. Lots of things going on and to do.” “We haven't seen a single other vessel. We hear NSW coast marine VHF a lot - a quirk of ionospheric radio waves bouncing.”